This is our wonderful schedule. We usually keep to it, but it is subject to modification.
| Date | Topic | Notices & Assignments |
Readings |
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Week 1 1/8/24 |
Admin (class session) |
Discussion lead signup Attendance policy |
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| 1/10/24 | Characterizing Acquisition Lead: Lisa (slides pdf) (class session) |
Due:
Discussion questions |
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| 1/12/24 | Characterizing Acquisition: Writing (class session) |
In-class time on writing exercise 1 |
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Week 2 1/15/24 |
NO CLASS |
Do something that makes you happy! |
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| 1/17/24 |
NO CLASS (Lisa away) |
Do something that makes you happy! | |
| 1/19/24 |
Characterizing Acquisition Lead: Melina (class session) (slides) |
Due:
Writing exercise 1 Due: Discussion questions Optional look: Writing exercise 2 |
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Week 3 1/22/24 |
Statistical Learning Mechanisms Lead: Sydney (class session) (slides) |
Due: Look at writing exercise 2 Due: Discussion questions |
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| 1/24/24 |
NO CLASS (Lisa away) |
Do something that makes you happy! | 1/26/24 |
Statistical Learning Mechanisms Lead: Melina (class session) (slides) |
Due: Discussion questions Optional look: Writing exercise 3 |
| Week 4 1/29/24 |
Universal Grammar Lead: Khanh (class session) (slides) |
Due: Look at writing exercise 3 Due: Discussion questions |
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| 1/31/24 |
Universal Grammar Lead: Valentina (class session) (slides) |
Due: Discussion questions |
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| 2/2/24 |
Universal Grammar: Writing (class session) |
In-class time on writing exercise 4 |
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Week 5 2/5/24 |
Structure Dependence Lead: Soleil (class session) (slides) |
Due: Writing exercise 4 Due: Discussion questions |
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| 2/7/24 |
Structure Dependence Lead: Ashley (class session) (slides) |
Due: Discussion questions Optional look: Writing exercise 5 |
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| 2/9/24 |
NO CLASS (Lisa away) |
Do something that makes you happy! | |
| Week 6 2/12/24 |
NO CLASS (Lisa away) |
Do something that makes you happy! |
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| 2/14/24 |
The Linking Problem Lead: Nathaniel (class session) |
Due: Look at writing exercise 5 Due: Discussion questions |
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| 2/16/24 |
The Linking Problem Lead: Sarah (class session) (slides) |
Due: Discussion questions Optional: Look at writing exercise 6 |
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Week 7 2/19/24 |
NO CLASS |
Do something that makes you happy! |
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| 2/21/24 |
Passives
Lead: Ashley (class session) (slides) |
Due: Look at writing exercise 6 Due: Discussion questions |
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| 2/23/24 |
Passives: Writing (class session) |
In-class time on writing exercise 7 |
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Week 8 2/26/24 |
NO CLASS (Lisa away) |
Do something that makes you happy! |
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| 2/28/24 |
Pronouns Lead: Helena (class session) (slides) |
Due: Writing exercise 7 Due: Discussion questions |
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| 3/1/24 |
Pronouns Lead: Kaitlyn (class session) (slides) |
Due: Discussion questions Optional look: Writing exercise 8 |
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Week 9 3/4/24 |
NO CLASS (Lisa away) |
Do something that makes you happy! |
3/6/24 |
Syntactic Islands Lead: Soleil (class session) (slides) |
Due: Look at writing exercise 8 Due: Discussion questions |
| 3/8/24 |
Syntactic Islands Lead: Nathaniel (class session) |
Due: Discussion questions Optional look: Writing exercise 9 |
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Week 10 3/11/24 |
Final Mini Lit Review (class session) |
Due: Look at writing exercise 9 Due by the end of the day: Pick your lit review goal and articles |
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| 3/13/24 |
Final Mini Lit Review (class session) |
Due: Brief presentations (first round) |
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| 3/15/24 |
Final Mini Lit Review (class session) |
Due: Brief presentations (second round) |
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Finals Week 3/18/24 |
Final Mini Lit Review |
Due: Mini lit review |